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- [dih-stil]
- /dɪˈstɪl/
- /dɪˈstɪl/
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- [dih-stil]
- /dɪˈstɪl/
Definitions of distill word
- verb with object distill to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration. 1
- verb with object distill to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation. 1
- verb with object distill to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash. 1
- verb with object distill to remove by distillation (usually followed by off or out): to distill out impurities. 1
- verb with object distill to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article. 1
- verb with object distill to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops: The cool of the night distills the dew. 1
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Origin of distill
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English distillen (< Anglo-French distiller) < Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, equivalent to dē- de- + stillāre to drip
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Parts of speech for Distill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
distill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
distill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for distill
verb distill
- infuse — to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- refine — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
noun distill
- rotgut — cheap and inferior liquor.
- distillery — a place or establishment where distilling, especially the distilling of liquors, is done.
- bourbon — Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America.
- usquebaugh — (in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey.
- corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
Antonyms for distill
verb distill
- pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- till — up to the time of; until: to fight till death.
Top questions with distill
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